“You Rock My World” started off because a little newly wed ( that’ll be me then) decided to share her wedding planning experience with other future brides on a wedding forum – kind of like a blog where I posted every couple of days or so.
For some unknown reason before I managed to finish my blog on the forum ( it is now all here on RMW) I had had over 150,000 views and a helluva lot of positive feedback and comments. I like to think it’s because we did just exactly as we pleased with regards our Big Day ( without listening to others that is) and many lovely brides commented that they now felt confident enough to do the same – and had found inspiration in my little story.
I loved writing my blog and loved using other blog sites for ideas during my planning.
So I thought well……there doesn’t seem to be any UK wedding sites with daily style, beauty and real life wedding features….hell….I’ll just create one myself!
And so www.rockmywedding.co.uk was born.
This section won’t be updated – it’s just for my original story.
I hope you enjoy it……..
(All Photography by Jordan Banks unless otherwise stated)
My husband ( love saying that!) and I met on a blind date, set up by one of my best friends Sarah who told me absolutely nothing except his name was “James O’Shea” and he ( probably) had dark hair.
me: ” So what you are saying is he could be say… 5ft tall, have excessive nostril hair and be a total and utter chauvanistic pig?”
Sarah: ” Look I’ve told you before I’m not telling you anything, otherwise I will just raise your expectations and it might not work out….( much laughing and giggling)”
me: “I can’t believe I am going on a BLIND date, this is so totally embarassing and desperate!!”
Sarah: “Look it will be fine, honestly promise, I’m pretty sure he is not like into like train spotting or anything….”
me: “You are pretty sure? oh great, so basically I am going on a date with a short, chauvanistic trainspotting weirdo with a hairy nose………..”
……………………………….
And there he was.
No nose hair.
And definitely no cagoule.
And without sounding like some really dreadful Mills and Boon type novel he really was the most gorgeous man I had ever seen. Perfect teeth ( Dad’s a dentist – top of the requirement list is a high standard of oral hygiene) very tall and with this lovely (slightly dishevelled) thick wavy dark hair.
Dumbstruck all I could think of to say was….. “Hello James O’Shea”
He just smiled and replied….. “Hello Charlotte G*********”
And the rest they say is history………
We got engaged in February 2008, James had taken me on a romantic birthday break to Edinburgh, had a grand master plan to propose at the bottom of Edinburgh castle ( I had no idea obviously) and then it started to rain….. cue me getting increasingly irrate as he seemed to be taking me totally the long way round back to the hotel…..no umberella + non waterproof mascara = lank haired panda eyed catastrophe
me: “Why are we going this way – isn’t this like totally the long way round?”
James: “Erm no no it’s about the same distance I think”
me “Are you sure because I am getting very wet and cold and…..moan moan moan”
James ” Honestly it’s only about 5 minutes away ….erm can you sit down on this bench please?”
me ( looking like lank haired panda eyed incredulous catastrophe) “Are you quite mad? why do I want to sit down you nutter it’s really starting to rain loads!!!”
James ( looking strained and stressed) “Look just sit down here for a second will you….”
And so he literally pushes me onto the bench and immediately drops on one knee ….. in a puddle.
And I think I might have stopped breathing…..
Awwwww I LOVE your story!! I never get bored of reading it, no matter how many times I’ve read it already
I’m so glad it’s here permanently now!! xx
While looking longingly at the Temperley dresses, I saw a mention of your wedding dress, Charlotte. Intrigued, I found myself reading the blog about your W day. All I can say is… Love, love, love!
So many bits felt like I was reading my own diary (if I kept one!!), fear of THE COLOUR SCHEME, a Mum with a love of traditional weddings, uncertainty about a veil, an Edinburgh proposal and the general desperation of keeping the day about us, being in love and not getting wrapped up in the unnecessary!
Come July, I will be Mrs M… Can’t wait – but in November last year we changed the venue we had had booked since February! Like you, I tried to keep my worries hidden, but then came the tears! Luckily we’ve ended up with a venue we both adore!! The perfect setting for our dreamy, whimsical day!
So I read on… Creative stationary – our tiny, hand cut save the date books have just been sent, the long dress search – the Scotland to London travels were worth it when I discovered my David Fielden dream dress, the Hydrangea bouquet and cat on cake!
So lovely to read your story and the photos are gorgeous!! Thank you for sharing and for the daily updates, which iI am now glued to, despite the terror you have filled md with about a W day scent… Who knew?!
Xx